The staff of ALFMED takes care of the welcoming of the students at the railway station or Perpignan airport and they bring you directly to the accommodation. Local transfer from other airports (Gerona & Barcelona – Toulouse & Carcassonne) are offered upon request.

All the transfers and the welcoming are provided by the staff of the Academy.

After installation in the accommodation the student receives a file «the arrival binder». It contains all the necessary documents for the stay:

Timetable of the first week

the activities program of that week in Perpignan

the map of the area around ALFMED

rules to be respected, internet access and the keys of the residence

practical information and maps of the region

All social activities conducted by ALFMED as well as the selection of the city cultural events are displayed on ALFMED Facebook

ALFMED students use Instagram #ALFMEd4U to share photos

The first day at the Academy: Tutoring appointment + Workshop CV

** TUTORING APPOINTMENT with the Erasmus+ representative:

Concerning the accommodation:

to check if everything is correct in the accommodation

conditions and rules to be respected

signing the documents

payement of a 50 euro deposit for the keys

Concerning the internship:

tasks of the internship

description of the company

information of the Mentor

how to reach the company

** CV Workshop with a French teacher

Student preparation for the first appointment with the company. Essential points for the oral presentation are performed with a French teacher over a 2 h workshop. At the end of it, students do a ‘mock interview’ with ALFMED staff.

** INTERNSHIP APPOINTMENT: ALFMED staff brings the trainee to the Hosting Company for the internship interview with the Mentor

The interview allows a valuable informative contact with the company Mentor:

presentation of the trainee

definition of the working conditions : tasks and mutual expectations

timetables and schedules

dress code for the internship

short visit of the company

VISIT OF PERPIGNAN with the cultural coordinator: Short tour through the city and the attractions of the cultural life of the city.

Along the Internship : follow-up and tutoring of the participants

The staff of ALFMED provides an emergency number 7/24 for the participants.
Internship follow-up is conducted every week through emails or direct contact (easy as the residences are all 5 mn away from the academy). In case of a problem with the Mentor, the staff knows how to react very rapidly and find solutions.

For long programs (over 4 weeks), a transcript of records and a French evaluation is done at ALFMED.

After mobility

Ensuring the correct validation procedures so as to allow recognition of the competences acquired by the participants: Trainee transcript of records, Hosting Company certificate, Europass Mobility, French language certificate according to the European framework for languages etc.

French language evaluation done over the last day of the program by our staff

(ECVET) evaluation Certificate is provided by the company mentor and checked by our staff